How To Make Exercise Fun For Children
It is recommended that children aged two and above take an absolute minimum of 60 minutes of moderate exercise each day of the week, the optimum amount of exercise is 90 minutes. In an ideal world children should split this time up over the course of a day but this is not always possible. One good way of getting into the habit of exercising is to join in with after school extra curriculum sporting activities instead of leaving school and heading straight to the sofa to watch television. With some encouragement from parents exercising can quickly become part of a child’s daily routine.
There are many benefits of exercising as a child. It is important to think about the social and personal development that partaking in exercise and team sports can achieve. Sporting activities in after school clubs provides children with a safe and familiar environment to work out in.
Outside of school children should also be encouraged to walk places as much as possible or to ride a push bike as this soon becomes a habit and will be good to continue through adulthood.
Partaking in exercise as a child can be hugely beneficial and result in the following positive points; it helps children maintain a healthy weigh, build lean muscle tissue, increase stamina and strength, keeps blood pressure and cholesterol levels in check, helps children to manage stress and depression as well as promoting a healthy body image and confidence.
Parents can encourage their children to become more active by opting to buy toys that are activity based- such as sporting equipment. Children also look to their parents as role models so if you are physically active and pro exercise it is likely your child will follow suit.
There are a range of extra curriculum activities in Moreton Hall a private boarding school shropshire. Moreton is a public coarding school that understands the benefits of extra curriculum activities to children.
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